Pensburgh Link Hits: Shanny on radar, Raising Arizona, All Stars named

by FrankD on Jan 7, 2009 2:04 PM EST in Crashing the Net

Not a crazy busy day around the team but coming off a week of controversial fights, coaching rumors, painstaking losses and optimistic wins, maybe can all just use a break.

So read up my friends.

Hat Trick of Pens Blogs

Tony at Confluence thinks it's time for the Penguins to give Brendan Shanahan a call.

I Bleed Black N' Gold found a Malkin tribute video that's like those "Where ____ happens" promos we see during games.

I don't know what it is about these photos up at Hockey Football and Stiletto Shoes, but they sure as hell got me laughing. The vomit one is pretty hilarious, as are the jet pack ones.

Videos

James vanRiemsdyk makes an incredible move during the World Juniors. Too bad it was for fifth place. [PuckDaddy]

Former Penguin Jarkko Ruutu invokes the spirit of Hannibal Lector by taking a chomp out of Sabre Andrew Peters.

Other NHL news

The Coyotes laid off 10% of their staff. I hope this isn't as bad a sign as it looks. I feel for Five for Howling. We've been through rough times too.

From the Rink has Mirtle's list of All-Stars. Agree, disagree - still all good choices.

Speaking of All Stars, CBC has the list of Western Conf. picks.

Father and son met yesterday in the Devils vs Carolina game. Brent Sutter was happy for his son Brandon, but not happy with the outcome. InLouWeTrust has more on the Devils' 3-2 loss to the Canes.

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Seriously. Rough times suck.

I haven’t written about any of the finance stuff because it typically devolves into “Move back to Winnipeg” fairly quickly. We’ll see what happens though. As for the 10% it looks like it’s mostly in non-hockey ops departments, and it’s only 18 people. Somehow that sounds better than 10%.

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by Travis Hair on Jan 7, 2009 9:34 PM EST reply actions

Would you be for or against a return to Winnipeg?

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 8, 2009 9:26 AM EST up reply actions

Um.

That would be against. I like my hockey team right where it is. 2 miles away from my house.

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by Travis Hair on Jan 8, 2009 9:29 AM EST up reply actions

Can’t say I blame you. I wouldn’t mind having a team that close to me. Though with my luck, I’d end up with the Islanders.

Let's go Pens!

by JDunman on Jan 8, 2009 9:39 AM EST up reply actions

Honestly I don’t think Winnipeg could even manage a team right now. That area is heavily focused on industry, banking and health care. Two of those three are struggling in the economy now which, despite being Canada, is still facing the repercussions of it’s southern neighbors.

That was your economic report, courtesy of Pensburgh’s FrankD…

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by FrankD on Jan 8, 2009 9:41 AM EST up reply actions

They Can't

That’s why the Jets left in the first place. I’m not saying Phoenix was the best place to relocate to, but relocation was necessary, no question about it.

by PensFan024 on Jan 8, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions

Exactly.

And I wasn’t saying my writing does, but any article about coyote franchises invarriably quickly gets comments about “The team sucks, pack up and move back” etc… That and they tend not to cite reliable sources. Oh well. But they laid off not that many people, and mostly in redundant or outsourceable positions. And all the other area teams had already done it so eh.

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by Travis Hair on Jan 8, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions

Meh, we kinda had the same thing. The Penguins were being called “The Kansas City/Las Vegas/Obscure City Penguins” for a few good years too. It’ll blow over.

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by FrankD on Jan 8, 2009 5:11 PM EST up reply actions